📷 Image: Wikimedia Commons / Kritzolina
Education
NHRC requests report from Chhattisgarh Chief Secretary on schoolchildren crossing river via unfinished bridge
✍️ thenewsmill.com
🗓 10 Sep 2026, 03:48 AM
👁 24
The National Human Rights Commission has asked the Chief Secretary of Chhattisgarh to submit a report on the incident where schoolchildren were forced to cross a river using an incomplete bridge.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has formally sought a detailed report from the Chief Secretary of Chhattisgarh concerning a recent incident involving schoolchildren. The commission’s notice asks for an account of how the children ended up attempting to cross a river on a bridge that is still under construction.
According to local sources, a group of students was left with no safe alternative when the regular crossing point was unavailable, prompting them to use the unfinished structure. The makeshift crossing exposed the children to the risk of falling into fast‑moving water and potential structural failure of the incomplete bridge.
The NHRC’s intervention underscores growing concerns over child safety in rural infrastructure projects. Officials are expected to outline immediate remedial actions, assess accountability, and recommend measures to prevent similar incidents in the future.
According to local sources, a group of students was left with no safe alternative when the regular crossing point was unavailable, prompting them to use the unfinished structure. The makeshift crossing exposed the children to the risk of falling into fast‑moving water and potential structural failure of the incomplete bridge.
The NHRC’s intervention underscores growing concerns over child safety in rural infrastructure projects. Officials are expected to outline immediate remedial actions, assess accountability, and recommend measures to prevent similar incidents in the future.